diff --git a/awesomplete.js b/awesomplete.js
index fe4d0c38..5116dd54 100644
--- a/awesomplete.js
+++ b/awesomplete.js
@@ -217,19 +217,23 @@ _.prototype = {
 
 		if (value.length >= this.minChars && this._list.length > 0) {
 			this.index = -1;
-			// Populate list with options that match
-			this.ul.innerHTML = "";
-
-			this._list
-				.filter(function(item) {
-					return me.filter(item, value);
-				})
-				.sort(this.sort)
-				.every(function(text, i) {
-					me.ul.appendChild(me.item(text, value));
-
-					return i < me.maxItems - 1;
-				});
+            // Populate list with options that match
+            this.ul.innerHTML = "";
+
+            var filteredAndSortedList =  
+                this._list
+                .filter(function(item) {
+                    return me.filter(item, value);
+                });
+
+            $.mergeSort(filteredAndSortedList ,this.sort);
+
+            filteredAndSortedList 
+            .every(function(text, i) {
+                me.ul.appendChild(me.item(text, value));
+
+                return i < me.maxItems - 1;
+            });
 
 			if (this.ul.children.length === 0) {
 				this.close();
@@ -354,6 +358,50 @@ $.regExpEscape = function (s) {
 	return s.replace(/[-\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, "\\$&");
 }
 
+$.mergeSort = function(array, compareFn) {
+
+    msort(array, 0, array.length);
+
+    function msort(array, begin, end) {
+        var size = end - begin;
+        if (size < 2) return;
+
+        var begin_right = begin + Math.floor(size / 2);
+
+        msort(array, begin, begin_right);
+        msort(array, begin_right, end);
+        merge(array, begin, begin_right, end);
+    }
+
+    function merge(array, begin, begin_right, end) {
+        for (; begin < begin_right; ++begin) {
+            if (compareFn(array[begin], array[begin_right]) > 0) {
+                var v = array[begin];
+                array[begin] = array[begin_right];
+                insert(array, begin_right, end, v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function insert(array, begin, end, v) {
+        while (begin + 1 < end && compareFn(array[begin + 1], v) < 0) {
+            swap(array, begin, begin + 1);
+            ++begin;
+        }
+        array[begin] = v;
+    }
+
+    function swap(array, a, b) {
+        var tmp = array[a];
+        array[a] = array[b];
+        array[b] = tmp;
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
+
 // Initialization
 
 function init() {
diff --git a/awesomplete.min.js b/awesomplete.min.js
index f5a6f19a..406eab92 100644
--- a/awesomplete.min.js
+++ b/awesomplete.min.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // Awesomplete - Lea Verou - MIT license
-(function(){function m(a,b){for(var c in a){var g=a[c],e=this.input.getAttribute("data-"+c.toLowerCase());this[c]="number"===typeof g?parseInt(e):!1===g?null!==e:g instanceof Function?null:e;this[c]||0===this[c]||(this[c]=c in b?b[c]:g)}}function d(a,b){return"string"===typeof a?(b||document).querySelector(a):a||null}function h(a,b){return k.call((b||document).querySelectorAll(a))}function l(){h("input.awesomplete").forEach(function(a){new f(a)})}var f=function(a,b){var c=this;this.input=d(a);this.input.setAttribute("autocomplete",
-"off");this.input.setAttribute("aria-autocomplete","list");b=b||{};m.call(this,{minChars:2,maxItems:10,autoFirst:!1,filter:f.FILTER_CONTAINS,sort:f.SORT_BYLENGTH,item:function(a,b){return d.create("li",{innerHTML:a.replace(RegExp(d.regExpEscape(b.trim()),"gi"),"<mark>$&</mark>"),"aria-selected":"false"})},replace:function(a){this.input.value=a}},b);this.index=-1;this.container=d.create("div",{className:"awesomplete",around:a});this.ul=d.create("ul",{hidden:"",inside:this.container});this.status=d.create("span",
+(function(){function q(a,b){for(var c in a){var e=a[c],g=this.input.getAttribute("data-"+c.toLowerCase());this[c]="number"===typeof e?parseInt(g):!1===e?null!==g:e instanceof Function?null:g;this[c]||0===this[c]||(this[c]=c in b?b[c]:e)}}function d(a,b){return"string"===typeof a?(b||document).querySelector(a):a||null}function l(a,b){return n.call((b||document).querySelectorAll(a))}function m(){l("input.awesomplete").forEach(function(a){new f(a)})}var f=function(a,b){var c=this;this.input=d(a);this.input.setAttribute("autocomplete",
+"off");this.input.setAttribute("aria-autocomplete","list");b=b||{};q.call(this,{minChars:2,maxItems:10,autoFirst:!1,filter:f.FILTER_CONTAINS,sort:f.SORT_BYLENGTH,item:function(a,b){return d.create("li",{innerHTML:a.replace(RegExp(d.regExpEscape(b.trim()),"gi"),"<mark>$&</mark>"),"aria-selected":"false"})},replace:function(a){this.input.value=a}},b);this.index=-1;this.container=d.create("div",{className:"awesomplete",around:a});this.ul=d.create("ul",{hidden:"",inside:this.container});this.status=d.create("span",
 {className:"visually-hidden",role:"status","aria-live":"assertive","aria-relevant":"additions",inside:this.container});d.bind(this.input,{input:this.evaluate.bind(this),blur:this.close.bind(this),keydown:function(a){var b=a.keyCode;if(c.opened)if(13===b&&c.selected)a.preventDefault(),c.select();else if(27===b)c.close();else if(38===b||40===b)a.preventDefault(),c[38===b?"previous":"next"]()}});d.bind(this.input.form,{submit:this.close.bind(this)});d.bind(this.ul,{mousedown:function(a){a=a.target;if(a!==
-this){for(;a&&!/li/i.test(a.nodeName);)a=a.parentNode;a&&c.select(a)}}});this.input.hasAttribute("list")?(this.list="#"+a.getAttribute("list"),a.removeAttribute("list")):this.list=this.input.getAttribute("data-list")||b.list||[];f.all.push(this)};f.prototype={set list(a){Array.isArray(a)?this._list=a:"string"===typeof a&&-1<a.indexOf(",")?this._list=a.split(/\s*,\s*/):(a=d(a))&&a.children&&(this._list=k.apply(a.children).map(function(a){return a.textContent.trim()}));document.activeElement===this.input&&
+this){for(;a&&!/li/i.test(a.nodeName);)a=a.parentNode;a&&c.select(a)}}});this.input.hasAttribute("list")?(this.list="#"+a.getAttribute("list"),a.removeAttribute("list")):this.list=this.input.getAttribute("data-list")||b.list||[];f.all.push(this)};f.prototype={set list(a){Array.isArray(a)?this._list=a:"string"===typeof a&&-1<a.indexOf(",")?this._list=a.split(/\s*,\s*/):(a=d(a))&&a.children&&(this._list=n.apply(a.children).map(function(a){return a.textContent.trim()}));document.activeElement===this.input&&
 this.evaluate()},get selected(){return-1<this.index},get opened(){return this.ul&&null==this.ul.getAttribute("hidden")},close:function(){this.ul.setAttribute("hidden","");this.index=-1;d.fire(this.input,"awesomplete-close")},open:function(){this.ul.removeAttribute("hidden");this.autoFirst&&-1===this.index&&this.goto(0);d.fire(this.input,"awesomplete-open")},next:function(){this.goto(this.index<this.ul.children.length-1?this.index+1:-1)},previous:function(){var a=this.ul.children.length;this.goto(this.selected?
 this.index-1:a-1)},goto:function(a){var b=this.ul.children;this.selected&&b[this.index].setAttribute("aria-selected","false");this.index=a;-1<a&&0<b.length&&(b[a].setAttribute("aria-selected","true"),this.status.textContent=b[a].textContent);d.fire(this.input,"awesomplete-highlight")},select:function(a){if(a=a||this.ul.children[this.index]){var b;d.fire(this.input,"awesomplete-select",{text:a.textContent,preventDefault:function(){b=!0}});b||(this.replace(a.textContent),this.close(),d.fire(this.input,
-"awesomplete-selectcomplete"))}},evaluate:function(){var a=this,b=this.input.value;b.length>=this.minChars&&0<this._list.length?(this.index=-1,this.ul.innerHTML="",this._list.filter(function(c){return a.filter(c,b)}).sort(this.sort).every(function(c,d){a.ul.appendChild(a.item(c,b));return d<a.maxItems-1}),0===this.ul.children.length?this.close():this.open()):this.close()}};f.all=[];f.FILTER_CONTAINS=function(a,b){return RegExp(d.regExpEscape(b.trim()),"i").test(a)};f.FILTER_STARTSWITH=function(a,
-b){return RegExp("^"+d.regExpEscape(b.trim()),"i").test(a)};f.SORT_BYLENGTH=function(a,b){return a.length!==b.length?a.length-b.length:a<b?-1:1};var k=Array.prototype.slice;d.create=function(a,b){var c=document.createElement(a),g;for(g in b){var e=b[g];"inside"===g?d(e).appendChild(c):"around"===g?(e=d(e),e.parentNode.insertBefore(c,e),c.appendChild(e)):g in c?c[g]=e:c.setAttribute(g,e)}return c};d.bind=function(a,b){if(a)for(var c in b){var d=b[c];c.split(/\s+/).forEach(function(b){a.addEventListener(b,
-d)})}};d.fire=function(a,b,c){var d=document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");d.initEvent(b,!0,!0);for(var e in c)d[e]=c[e];a.dispatchEvent(d)};d.regExpEscape=function(a){return a.replace(/[-\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g,"\\$&")};"undefined"!==typeof Document&&("loading"!==document.readyState?l():document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",l));f.$=d;f.$$=h;"undefined"!==typeof self&&(self.Awesomplete=f);"object"===typeof exports&&(module.exports=f);return f})();
+"awesomplete-selectcomplete"))}},evaluate:function(){var a=this,b=this.input.value;if(b.length>=this.minChars&&0<this._list.length){this.index=-1;this.ul.innerHTML="";var c=this._list.filter(function(c){return a.filter(c,b)});d.mergeSort(c,this.sort);c.every(function(c,g){a.ul.appendChild(a.item(c,b));return g<a.maxItems-1});0===this.ul.children.length?this.close():this.open()}else this.close()}};f.all=[];f.FILTER_CONTAINS=function(a,b){return RegExp(d.regExpEscape(b.trim()),"i").test(a)};f.FILTER_STARTSWITH=
+function(a,b){return RegExp("^"+d.regExpEscape(b.trim()),"i").test(a)};f.SORT_BYLENGTH=function(a,b){return a.length!==b.length?a.length-b.length:a<b?-1:1};var n=Array.prototype.slice;d.create=function(a,b){var c=document.createElement(a),e;for(e in b){var g=b[e];"inside"===e?d(g).appendChild(c):"around"===e?(g=d(g),g.parentNode.insertBefore(c,g),c.appendChild(g)):e in c?c[e]=g:c.setAttribute(e,g)}return c};d.bind=function(a,b){if(a)for(var c in b){var e=b[c];c.split(/\s+/).forEach(function(b){a.addEventListener(b,
+e)})}};d.fire=function(a,b,c){var e=document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");e.initEvent(b,!0,!0);for(var d in c)e[d]=c[d];a.dispatchEvent(e)};d.regExpEscape=function(a){return a.replace(/[-\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g,"\\$&")};d.mergeSort=function(a,b){function c(a,d,f){var h=f-d;if(!(2>h))for(h=d+Math.floor(h/2),c(a,d,h),c(a,h,f);d<h;++d)if(0<b(a[d],a[h])){var l=a[d];a[d]=a[h];for(var r=a,k=h,n=f;k+1<n&&0>b(r[k+1],l);){var p=r,m=k+1,q=p[k];p[k]=p[m];p[m]=q;++k}r[k]=l}}c(a,0,a.length)};"undefined"!==typeof Document&&
+("loading"!==document.readyState?m():document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",m));f.$=d;f.$$=l;"undefined"!==typeof self&&(self.Awesomplete=f);"object"===typeof exports&&(module.exports=f);return f})();
diff --git a/test/awesompleteShared.js b/test/awesompleteShared.js
index 64d53f43..b7b485b4 100644
--- a/test/awesompleteShared.js
+++ b/test/awesompleteShared.js
@@ -41,5 +41,12 @@ var shared = {
 			expect(li.getAttribute('aria-selected')).toBe('true');
       expect(shared.awesompleter.status.textContent).toBe(li.textContent);
 		}
+  },
+  getListFromResults: function (awesompleter){
+      return [].slice.call(awesompleter.ul.children)
+      .map(function(value){
+           return value.textContent;
+      });
   }
+
 };
diff --git a/test/awesompleteSpec.js b/test/awesompleteSpec.js
index 601bf9d8..31998673 100644
--- a/test/awesompleteSpec.js
+++ b/test/awesompleteSpec.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe("awesomplete",function(){
 			shared.awesompleter = awesompleter;
 		})
 
+
 		it("should have a non-empty list", shared.expectListLengthToBe(12));
 
 		it("should have 3 min chars", shared.expectMinCharsToBe(3));
@@ -79,7 +80,21 @@ describe("awesomplete",function(){
 		it("should autocomplete when a suggestion is selected", shared.expectSelectingFirstSuggestionToWorkWith('test'));
 
 		it("should autocomplete the first suggestion when autoFirst is true", shared.expectAutoFirstToWorkWith('test'));
-	})
+
+        // see http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.4.4.11
+        // Chrome's native Array.prototype.sort does not perform stable sorts with arrays above 10 items.
+        it("should perform a stable sort inside evaluation chain",function(){
+            var origList = ["New York","Staten Island","Jamaica","Schenectady","Flushing","White Plains","Great Neck","Yonkers","Utica","Elmira","Binghamton"];
+
+			awesompleter = new Awesomplete(dummyInput,{minChars:0, maxItems:20, sort: function(a,b){ return 0;}});
+            awesompleter.list = origList;
+            awesompleter.evaluate();
+
+            expect(shared.getListFromResults(awesompleter)).toEqual(origList);
+        });
+
+
+	});
 });
 
 describe("awesomplete helpers",function(){